Enterasys NAC Controller Hardware Installation Guide 2-1
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Installation Requirements and Guidelines

Thischapterdescribessiteguidelinesthatmustbemetbeforeinstallingan
Enterasys NAC Controllerintoarackorcabinet,Enterasys NAC Controllerconfiguration
guidelines,andoperatingspecificationsfortheEnterasys NAC Controller.

Site Guidelines

Thefollowingguidelinesmustbeobservedwhenasiteisselectedforthe
Enterasys NAC Controller.Iftheguidelinesarenotfollowed,unsatisfactorynetworkperformance
mayresult.
•Toensureproperventilationandpreventoverheatingofthechassisineithertherackmounted
orstandaloneconfiguration,theremustbe5.1centimeters(2 inches)ofclearanceoneither
sideandintherearoftheunit.
•ToinstalltheEnterasys NAC Controllerasafreestandingunitonashelf,theshelfmustbe
abletosupport13.6kilograms(30pounds)ofstaticweight.
•ToinstalltheEnterasys NAC Controllerasarackmountedunit,caremustbetakentoensure
thattherackusedwillsupporttheunitandthattherackremainsstable.
•ThepowersuppliesfortheEnterasys NAC Controllerrequiretwothreeprongedpower
receptaclescapableofdeliveringthecurrentandvoltagespecifiedinPowerSupplyon
page A2.Twoacoutletsonindependentlyfusedcircuitsarerequiredforeachpowersupply,
andmustbelocatedlessthan2meters(6 feet)fromthesite.Thepowercordusedandtypeof
outletisdependentonthecountry.IntheUnitedStates,twopowercordswithNEMA515P
plugsareprovidedwitheachpowersupply.
•Ambienttemperatureattheinstallationsitemustbemaintainedbetweenand40°C
(41° to 104°F).Temperaturechangesmustbemaintainedwithin10°C(18°F)perhour.
Electrical Hazard: Only qualified personnel should perform installation procedures.
Riesgo Electrico: Solamente personal calificado debe realizar procedimientos de instalacion.
Elektrischer Gefahrenhinweis: Installationen sollten nur durch ausgebildetes und qualifiziertes
Personal vorgenommen werden.
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Site Guidelines 2-1
Configuration Guidelines 2-2
LANVIEW LEDs 2-2
NAC Controller PEP Network Requirements 2-3